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AVoption & AVoption|XL Guide
Version 5.1 for Macintosh
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Contents
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contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption XL
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AVoption Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AVoption XL Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FilmFrame
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. AVoption Hardware Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AVoption Hardware Capabilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Required Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sync Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Storage Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 3. AVoption XL Hardware Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AVoption XL Hardware Capabilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Required Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Sync Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Storage Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 4. Installing AVoption
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing a New AVoption System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing AVoption as an Upgrade
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing AVoption Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing AVoption Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the Digidesign SCSI 64 / ATTO EPCI-DC SCSI Accelerator Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AVoption Video Connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring AVoption with a Single VGA Monitor
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ABVB’s VGA Output
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Using NTSC and PAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sample AVoption Setup Diagrams
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Chapter 5. Installing AVoption XL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing a NewAVoption XL System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing AVoption XL as an Upgrade
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing AVoption XL Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing AVoption XL Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the ATTO EPCI-UL2D SCSI Accelerator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
AVoption XL Video Connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Meridien I/O Box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using NTSC and PAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 6. Recording and Adding to the Movie Track
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The Movie Track
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Setting S-Video or Component Output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Movie Track Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recording Video
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Exporting Files from Avid Programs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding Movie Files with AVoption and AVoption XL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Importing Movies (QuickTime)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Performance Guidelines
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Chapter 7. Playing and Editing the Movie Track
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Movie Online
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Movie Offline
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Playback Viewing Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Moving the Movie Track or Video Clips
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Copying Video Clips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Clearing Selected Video Clips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sync Points
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Locking the Movie Track
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Contents
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Appendix A. Slot Configurations for AVoption
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Appendix B. Slot Configurations for AVoption XL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Index
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption XL
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chapter 1
Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and
AVoption XL
AVoption and AVoption XL combine the power-
ful audio post-production features of Pro Tools
with integrated support for the import, capture,
and playback of Avid video media.
AVoption Components
AVoption consists of software and two Avid
video cards that you install in a Pro Tools audio
system. The Digidesign audio hardware provides
digital audio recording, editing, mixing, and
processing. The Avid video hardware provides
video capture and import, full-screen video
playback on an external PAL or NTSC monitor,
video playback in an on-screen window, and
professional quality video compression.
AVoption Capabilities
AVoption lets you:
Import and capture multiple NTSC or PAL
video clips to the Movie track.
Play the Movie track with near sample-accu-
rate precision against audio tracks in a
Pro Tools session.
Spot or Slip the Movie track to a new time
code location, and spot audio to the video
track.
Spot individual video clips to new locations in
the Movie track.
View video edits and clip definitions in the
Movie track.
View the Movie track as a series of picture
frames.
Play video on an external NTSC or PAL moni-
tor.
Play video in a floating window on your com-
puter monitor.
You can also:
Import MFM (Media File Manager format) or
MSM (Media Stream Manager format) video
files created on Avid systems, such as Media
Composer, Xpress/Mac, and AudioVision into
the Movie Track of a Pro Tools session.
Capture MSM format video media in the
Movie Track of a Pro Tools session, while re-
cording audio simultaneously.
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AVoption XL Components
AVoption XL consists of software, a PCI card
that you install in a Pro Tools audio system, and
an external I/O box that connects to the PCI
card. The Digidesign audio hardware provides
digital audio recording, editing, mixing, and
processing. The Avid video hardware provides
video capture and import, full-screen video
playback on an external PAL or NTSC monitor,
professional quality video compression, and the
capability to record and play back uncom-
pressed video.
AVoption XL Capabilities
AVoption XL lets you:
Import and capture multiple NTSC or PAL
video clips to the Movie track.
Play the Movie Track with near sample-accu-
rate precision against audio tracks in a
Pro Tools session.
Spot or Slip the video track to a new time code
location, and spot audio to the video track.
Spot individual video clips to new locations in
the Movie track.
View video edits and clip definitions in the
Movie Track.
View the Movie track as a series of picture
frames.
Play video on an external NTSC or PAL moni-
tor.
You can also:
Import JFIF video media files from Meridien-
based Avid systems (Mac or Windows) such as
Media Composer, Symphony, and Xpress into
the Movie Track of a Pro Tools session, while
recording audio simultaneously.
Capture JFIF format video media in the Movie
Track of a Pro Tools session.
FilmFrame
The FilmFrame™ option enables 24 fps support
in AVoption. With FilmFrame installed and au-
thorized, you can import and play back Avid
Film Composer media files. For more informa-
tion on FilmFrame, contact your Digidesign
dealer or visit the Digidesign Web site.
Chapter 2: AVoption Hardware Overview
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chapter 2
AVoption Hardware Overview
AVoption hardware consists of two cards: an
Avid Broadcast Video Board (ABVB), and a Janus
Advanced JPEG Compression card. These cards
connect with a ribbon cable. The ABVB breakout
cable is also included.
AVoption Hardware
Capabilities
AVoption hardware:
Receives composite or component video sig-
nal.
Digitizes incoming video.
Compresses digitized video using advanced
JPEG compression.
Outputs composite and component video sig-
nals.
Connects to a second VGA monitor (optional)
for displaying the Movie window.
Avid Video Resolutions (AVR)
The ABVB captures and plays back video media
with JPEG compression technology, expressed
as Avid Video Resolution (AVR) levels, in the
MSM media format (Media Composer 7.x com-
patible). AVoption can import both MSM video
and MFM video, which is generated by AudioVi-
sion 4.x and Media Composer 6.x.
AVR levels dictate the amount of JPEG compres-
sion, which determines image quality and stor-
age requirements for digitized video.
The following resolutions are available:
Single-field – AVR 2s, AVR 3s, AVR 4s, AVR 6s,
AVR 8s, AVR 9s
Two-field – AVR 12, AVR 70, AVR 70B,
AVR 71, AVR 75, AVR 75B, AVR 77
Lower numbered AVR levels require less hard
drive space, but provide lower resolution than
higher numbered AVR levels.
The lowest resolution is AVR 2m. The maxi-
mum resolution is AVR 77 and is considered to
be broadcast quality.
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JPEG Compression and Storage
JPEG compression varies according to the com-
plexity of the footage. For example, a medium
shot of a talking head with a simple background
would compress more (using less disk space)
than a panning shot of a stadium full of people.
The following tables list the approximate
amount of video storage, in minutes per gi-
gabyte, required for each AVR level.
Required Hardware
To install and use AVoption, you must first in-
stall a currently supported version of
Pro Tools 24 or Pro Tools 24 MIX hardware.
Other hardware required for AVoption is listed
in this section, along with system requirements
for AVoption.
Supported Computers
Power Macintosh 9500
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)
Power Macintosh G4
If you are using a Blue & White G3 or a G4, a
qualified expansion chassis is required.
Older G3 Macintosh systems (beige) are not sup-
ported.
Storage for AVR 2s – AVR 9s
AVR
level
30/25 FPS
Storage
(Minutes/GB)
24 FPS
Storage
(Minutes/GB)
AVR 2s 40–74 50–93
AVR 3s 32–57 40–71
AVR 4s 19–40 24–50
AVR 6s 11–33 14–41
AVR 8s 5–13 6–16
AVR 9s 3–6 4–7
Storage for AVR 12 and AVR 70 – AVR 77
AVR
level
30/25 FPS
Storage
(Minutes/GB)
AVR 12 18–34
AVR 70
AVR 70B
5–11
AVR 71 4–11
AVR 75
AVR 75B
3–8
AVR 77 2–6
For an up-to-date list of Digidesign-quali-
fied computers, video cards, SCSI accelera-
tors, and hard drives, visit the Digidesign
Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato).
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Minimum System Requirements
Sync Hardware
Synchronization Peripheral
AVoption requires a Universal Slave Driver
(USD).
Sync Source
For accurate synchronization during capture
and playback, Pro Tools and AVoption must
both be locked to video black burst.
Storage Hardware
SCSI Accelerators
To support the high transfer rates required by
AVoption audio and video, the ATTO Express
PCI Dual-Channel SCSI Accelerator (or other
AVoption-qualified SCSI accelerator) is required,
with audio drives connected to one channel and
video drives connected to the other channel.
SCSI Hard Drives
Using Two Hard Drives
For scenarios that do not require a high audio
track count or a very long video segment, use
two hard drives. In this scenario, one drive is
used to record, import, and play back audio
data, and the other is used to do the same for
video.
Using More Than Two Hard Drives
To get the highest possible performance from
your AVoption system, you can use more than
two hard drives. In this scenario, you can use up
to four hard drives for audio data and up to four
hard drives for video data.
Audio
AVoption can use multiple hard drives to
store audio data. You should allocate audio
tracks to different hard drives manually. “Round
robin” disk allocation is not recommended in a
system that includes video drives.
Video
AVoption can capture a contiguous video
track to multiple hard drives. This is useful if the
length of your video session exceeds the 2 GB
Mac OS file size limit, or the storage space avail-
able on a single drive. For example, 50 minutes
of video material, using AVR 77 compression,
requires between 9 GB and 25 GB of storage
Minimum Pro Tools AVoption System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
Computer Power Macintosh 9500
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue &
White)
Power Macintosh G4
Pro Tools audio
hardware
Pro Tools 24
Pro Tools 24 MIX
Pro Tools 24 MIXplus
PCI Expansion
Chassis (Blue &
White G3)
Magma 13–slot
SCSI accelerator ATTO ExpressPCI Dual-Channel
(Other SCSI accelerators may
be approved. Check the Digide-
sign Web site for the latest
compatibility information.)
SCSI hard drives at least 2 approved SCSI hard
drives
Sync peripheral Universal Slave Driver (USD)
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space. To store this much video, you need be-
tween one and three 9 GB hard drives. The
video is automatically split by AVoption into
several linked files of less than 2 GB on each
disk.
Chapter 3: AVoption XL Hardware Overview
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chapter 3
AVoption XL Hardware Overview
AVoption XL consists of two hardware compo-
nents: a Meridien Digital Media Board that in-
stalls in a PCI slot in your computer, and a Me-
ridien I/O Box that connects to the card in your
computer. A Video I/O Board, installed in the
Meridien I/O Box, provides video inputs and
outputs from your computer to the rest of your
video equipment.
AVoption XL Hardware
Capabilities
AVoption XL hardware:
Receives composite, component, S-video, or
(optional) SDI video signal.
Digitizes incoming video.
Compresses digitized video using advanced
JFIF compression.
Outputs composite, component, S-video, and
(optional) SDI video signals.
Captures and plays back uncompressed video.
JFIF Video Compression
The Meridien board captures and plays back
video media in JPEG File Interchange Format
(JFIF). JFIF compression levels provide variable
levels of compression for your video project, de-
pending on the recording input selected. The
available JFIF resolutions are:
Single field – 15:1s, 4:1s, 2:1s
Two fields – 20:1, 10:1, 3:1, 2:1, 1:1 (uncom-
pressed)
Higher JFIF compression ratios require less stor-
age space but provide decreased video resolu-
tion than lower compression ratios.
The lowest JFIF resolution is 15:1s. The maxi-
mum resolution is 1:1 (uncompressed).
JFIF Compression and Storage
JFIF compression levels vary slightly, depending
on the video input selected.
1:1 (uncompressed) data storage levels are not
approximate. The amount of data required to
store 1:1 video is always the same, regardless of
the video input used.
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The following tables list the approximate
amount of video storage, in megabytes per sec-
ond, required for each JFIF compression level.
Required Hardware
To install and use AVoption XL, you must first
install a currently supported version of
Pro Tools 24 or Pro Tools 24 MIX hardware.
Other hardware requirements and system re-
quirements for AVoption XL are listed in this
section.
Supported CPUs
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)
Power Macintosh G4
Older G3 Macintosh systems (beige) are not sup-
ported.
Minimum System Requirements
3:1 Video Compression or Higher
Storage for Single-Field JFIF
JFIF
level
30/25 FPS
Storage
(MB/second)
(approximate)
15:1s .7
4:1s 2.7
2:1s 5.5
Storage Required for Two-Field JFIF
JFIF
level
30/25 FPS
Storage
(MB/second)
(approximate,
except 1:1)
20:1 1.1
10:1 2.2
3:1 7.3
2:1 11
1:1 22
For an up-to-date list of Digidesign-quali-
fied computers, video cards, SCSI accelera-
tors, and hard drives, visit the Digidesign
Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato).
Minimum AVoption XL System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
CPU Power Macintosh 9600,
Blue & White G3, or G4
PCI Expansion
Chassis
Magma 13-Slot
SCSI accelerator Qualified SCSI accelerator
(ATTO EPCI-DC or Digidesign
SCSI 64)
SCSI hard drives Qualified drives are required;
see the Digidesign Web site
for more information.
Sync peripheral Universal Slave Driver (USD)
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2:1 Video Compression or 1:1
(Uncompressed)
Sync Hardware
Synchronization Peripheral
AVoption XL requires a Universal Slave Driver
(USD).
Sync Source
For accurate synchronization during capture
and playback, a house sync source or black burst
generator is required.
Storage Hardware
SCSI Accelerators
To support the high transfer rates required by
AVoption XL video, a qualified SCSI accelerator
is required, with audio drives connected to one
channel and video drives connected to the other
channel. For 2:1 compression or 1:1 uncom-
pressed video, 2 SCSI accelerators are required.
SCSI Hardware and Drives with
Video Compression Level 3:1 or
Higher
If you are using 3:1 video compression or higher
at all times, then your system requires only a
single dual channel SCSI accelerator, the ATTO
EPCI-UL2D or EPCI-DC, or the Digidesign
SCSI 64, with audio drives connected to one
channel and video drives connected to another.
Using Two Hard Drives
For scenarios that do not require a high audio
track count or a very long video segment, you
may use two hard drives.
In this scenario, one drive is used to record, im-
port, and play back audio data, and the other is
used to do the same for video.
Using More Than Two Hard Drives
To get the highest possible performance from
your AVoption XL system, you can use more
than two hard drives. In this scenario, you can
use many striped hard drives for audio and
video data. Striped volumes appear to
AVoption XL as a single volume.
Minimum AVoption XL System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
CPU Power Macintosh 9600,
Blue & White G3, or G4
PCI Expansion
Chassis
Magma 13-Slot
SCSI accelerator
(video)
Qualified SCSI accelerator
(ATTO EPCI-UL2D LVD Acceler-
ator required for 2:1 or 1:1
video compression)
SCSI accelerator
(audio)
Qualified SCSI accelerator
(ATTO EPCI-DC or Digidesign
SCSI 64 required for 2:1 or
1:1 video compression)
SCSI hard drives Qualified drives are required;
see the Digidesign Web site
for more information.
Striped hard drives A 2-way stripe is required for
2:1 compressed video.
A 4-way stripe is required for
uncompressed (1:1) video.
Sync peripheral Universal Slave Driver (USD)
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Audio
AVoption XL can store audio data to mul-
tiple hard drives. You should allocate audio
tracks to different hard drives manually. “Round
robin” disk allocation is not recommended in a
system that includes video drives.
Both of these options are covered in detail in the
Pro Tools Reference Guide
.
Video
AVoption XL can capture a contiguous
video track to multiple hard disks. This is useful
if the length of your video session exceeds the
storage space available on a single drive. For ex-
ample, 26 minutes of video material, using 3:1
compression, requires approximately 11.1 GB of
storage space. To store this much video, you
need two 9 GB hard drives.
SCSI Hardware and Drives with
Video Compression Level 2:1 or
1:1
If you are using 2:1 or 1:1 video compression,
your system requires two SCSI accelerators: the
ATTO EPCI-UL2D LVD accelerator, and the
ATTO EPCI-DC or Digidesign SCSI 64. In this
scenario, video drives are connected to the
EPCI-UL2D, and audio drives are connected to
the EPCI-DC or SCSI 64. Or, two EPCI-DC’s may
be used for this scenario.
Striped Drive Requirements
Striped
drives are configured so that multiple
hard drives behave as if they are one hard drive.
This makes higher data throughput possible. 4-
way striped drives (4 drives acting as one) are re-
quired when capturing, importing, or playing
uncompressed (1:1) video. 2-way striped drives
(2 drives acting as one) are required when cap-
turing, importing, or playing 2:1 compressed
video.
2-way striped drives should be connected in
pairs to the EPCI-UL2D accelerator, with 1 drive
connected to each channel.
4-way striped drives should be connected in
pairs to the EPCI-UL2D accelerator, with 2 or
more (in even amounts) drives connected to
each channel.
Pro Tools and AVoption XL do not support
striped audio drives.
Chapter 4: Installing AVoption
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chapter 4
Installing AVoption
This chapter discusses the installation of AVop-
tion software and hardware.
Installing a New AVoption
System
If you do not already have currently supported
Pro Tools TDM hardware installed, you must in-
stall AVoption as a new system.
To install a new AVoption system:
1
Install Pro Tools software using the Pro Tools
Installer CD-ROM. The first time you launch
Pro Tools, you are prompted to enter your au-
thorization code, which is included in your
TDM Software Installation Guide
.
2
Install AVoption software. See “Installing
AVoption Software” on page 12.
3
Install Pro Tools and AVoption hardware.
Determine the proper PCI slots for your instal-
lation. See Appendix A, “Slot Configurations
for AVoption.”
Install Pro Tools hardware using the instruc-
tions in the
TDM Installation Guide
.
Install AVoption hardware. See “Installing
AVoption Hardware” on page 13.
Installing AVoption as an
Upgrade
If you have currently supported Pro Tools TDM
hardware installed in your system, then you can
install AVoption as an upgrade.
To install AVoption as an upgrade:
1 Install AVoption software. See “Installing
AVoption Software” on page 12.
2 Install AVoption hardware. Determine the
proper PCI slots for your installation using
Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVop-
tion.” You may need to rearrange previously in-
stalled Pro Tools hardware. To install AVoption
hardware, see “Installing AVoption Hardware”
on page 13.
You must have the latest version of
Pro Tools (included in the AVoption pack-
age) installed before you install AVoption.
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Installing AVoption Software
AVoption includes the following software:
Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM
AVoption Installer CD-ROM
AVoption Authorizer diskette
The Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM is provided in
case you need to update your Pro Tools to the
latest version. AVoption requires Pro Tools 5.0
or later. Owners of Pro Tools versions earlier
than 5.0 will need to contact Customer Service
for upgrade information.
AVoption is copy protected with a key disk. Af-
ter you install the software from CD-ROM, the
Authorizer diskette permits you to authorize
and use a single copy of AVoption.
AVoption software is installed in a specific loca-
tion in your System Folder, and should not be
moved or altered. The Authorizer diskette per-
mits you to reclaim authorization from your
hard drive if you want to install AVoption on a
different hard drive, or if you want to re-initial-
ize or format your drive.
To install AVoption software:
1 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM in your
CD-ROM drive.
2 Follow the installation instructions to install
AVoption.
To authorize or deauthorize AVoption:
1 Insert Authorizer diskette into floppy drive.
(Pro Tools should NOT be launched during this
process)
2 Click Authdeauthorizer in the pop-up win-
dow that appears.
3 Click Set-up Authorizer or Deauthorizer.
4 Choose Remove or Authorize (If you are re-
moving an application and a”?” appears over
the application icon, indicates that the diskette
you inserted is not the one you originally used
to authorize this application. You should see a
gold key icon. If you continue through the de-
authorization process with a “?” will deautho-
rize the application but not credit an
authorization back to the diskette for your next
installation.)
5 Select disk location and click Remove or Au-
thorize.
6 Quit.
Installing FilmFrame
FilmFrame is optional, and copy protected with
a key disk. If you purchase this option, you will
receive a FilmFrame Authorizer diskette that
permits you to authorize and use this option.
To authorize FilmFrame:
Insert the Authorizer diskette into your floppy
drive, and authorize FilmFrame.
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Installing AVoption Hardware
AVoption PCI Slot Configurations
To install your AVoption hardware, first deter-
mine the PCI slots where you will install the
hardware. For detailed information, see
Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVop-
tion.”
Audio Hardware
Refer to the TDM Hardware Installation Guide for
audio hardware installation information. You
may be required to move hardware that is al-
ready installed to new PCI slot locations in your
computer or expansion chassis, based on the in-
formation in Appendix A, “Slot Configurations
for AVoption.”
Installing AVoption Video
Hardware
To install AVoption video hardware:
1 Unplug and open your Macintosh computer
or your Magma expansion chassis according to
the instructions included with it.
2 Release any static electricity by touching the
power supply of the CPU, or another grounded
item.
3 Remove the ABVB card from the antistatic
bag, being careful to handle it only by the edges.
4 Line up the ABVB card with the installation
slot, and slide the card gently into place so the
PCI connector is lined up with the PCI slot.
5 Press down firmly on the card with even pres-
sure. The connector should click into place in
the PCI slot.
6 Repeat this process for the Janus Advanced
JPEG card, making sure that you place it in the
proper slot.
ABV card and ribbon cable
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7 Attach the ribbon cable from the ABVB board
to the connector on top of the Janus Advanced
JPEG card by aligning the cable end with the
connector, and gently pressing it onto the card
until it clicks into place.
8 Close the computer or expansion chassis.
Installing the Digidesign
SCSI 64 / ATTO EPCI-DC SCSI
Accelerator Card
To install the ATTO ExpressPCI Dual-Channel SCSI
Accelerator:
1 Unplug and open your Macintosh computer
or expansion chassis according to the instruc-
tions included with it.
2 Release any static electricity by touching the
power supply, or another grounded item.
3 Remove the ATTO card from the antistatic
bag, being careful to handle it only by the edges.
4 Line up the ATTO card with the installation
slot, and slide the card into place gently so the
PCI connector is aligned with the PCI slot.
5 Press down firmly on the card with even pres-
sure. The connector should click into place in
the PCI slot.
6 Fasten the card in place using the included
screw to attach the card bracket to the computer
mounting bracket.
ABVB card and Janus Advanced JPEG card installed
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ABVB card
Janus card
Ribbon cable
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